job huntingn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɒb ˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɑb ˌhən(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: job n.², hunting n.

Etymology: < job n.² + hunting n., after job hunter n. Compare later job hunt v.

The action of seeking employment.

ΚΠ

1916 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 65 96 How immeasurably superior it would be if all, or as much as possible of the work of job-hunting, could be centralized in one free public employment bureau.

1942 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 47 778 The reality of unemployment and the depressing, hopeless round of job-hunting during the depression.

1972 M. Jones Life on Dole ii. v. 120 Every day, they..study the advertisements. Then they go job-hunting.

2002 S. Perera Do Right Thing 196 Why don't you put the job-hunting on ice and destress?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	job hunting
释义	job huntingn. Brit. /ˈdʒɒb ˌhʌntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɑb ˌhən(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: job n.², hunting n. Etymology: < job n.² + hunting n., after job hunter n. Compare later job hunt v. The action of seeking employment. ΚΠ 1916 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 65 96 How immeasurably superior it would be if all, or as much as possible of the work of job-hunting, could be centralized in one free public employment bureau. 1942 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 47 778 The reality of unemployment and the depressing, hopeless round of job-hunting during the depression. 1972 M. Jones Life on Dole ii. v. 120 Every day, they..study the advertisements. Then they go job-hunting. 2002 S. Perera Do Right Thing 196 Why don't you put the job-hunting on ice and destress? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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